The Princess of Asturias Foundation

30 nominations encompassing 14 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year

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The Jury responsible for conferring the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation will meet this coming 8th and 9th June in Oviedo. This is the sixth of the eight international awards convened by the Princess of Asturias Foundation this year, now in their 42nd year. A total of 30 candidatures encompassing 14 different nationalities are in the running for the Award. The meetings will be held at the Reconquista Hotel, Oviedo.

As stated in the Foundation’s Statutes, the Princess of Asturias Awards are aimed at rewarding “the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions”. In keeping with these principles, the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation shall be aimed at recognizing “individual or collective work, in cooperation with another or others, to develop and promote public health, universal education, and the protection and defence of the environment, as well as the economic, cultural and social advancement of all peoples.”

Each Princess of Asturias Award comprises a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolising the Award, a diploma, an insignia and a cash prize of fifty thousand euros.

The members of the Jury will hold an initial meeting with the media at 11:00am on Wednesday 8th in the hotel’s “Salón de Consejos” reception room (first floor) immediately prior to its formal constitution and the start of its deliberations, which will commence at 11:30am. Each jury shall have a chairperson and an acting secretary. Both shall be appointed by the Princess of Asturias Foundation and shall have voice and vote.

The Jury’s decision will be announced at 12:00 noon (GMT+2:00) on Thursday 9th, in the “Salón Covadonga” reception room in the same hotel (ground floor), following which the members of the Jury will be available for interview.

Composition of the Jury

The Jury will be made up of the following persons:

Gustavo Suárez Pertierra (chair)
Gloria Fernández-Lomana García (acting secretary)
Pedro Alonso Fernández
Eugenia Bieto Caubet
Francisco de Paula Bisbal Pons
Andrés Conde Solé
Laura Díaz Anadón
Beatriz Domínguez-Gil González
Enrique Fernández-Miranda y Lozana, Duke of Fernández-Miranda
Luis García Montero
Cristina Garmendia Mendizábal
Mónica Margarit Ribalta
Sophie Muller
Sami Naïr
Juan Carlos del Olmo Castillejos
Ana Pastor Julián
Isaac Querub Caro
Ignacio Villaverde Menéndez

IMPORTANT COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES

In order to minimize the risk of contagion and spread of the virus, the following recommendations apply regarding news coverage of the Jury meetings:

Attendance is limited to one graphic reporter (photo or video) and one news writer per news medium.
Bring a mask and wear it correctly at all times, covering nose and mouth.
Keep a safe distance.

APPENDICES: LIST OF PREVIOUS LAUREATES

List of Laureates

STREAMING

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